Preferential testing in N.Y. leads to a federal investigation into Cuomo, the latest in a slew of inquiries.
Gov. Cuomo, shown in Manhattan on Monday, faces investigation by state and federal authorities on multiple fronts.Credit.Mike Segar/Reuters
May 21, 2021
Federal prosecutors have been looking into whether Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration granted special access to rapid coronavirus test results for the governor’s family and other influential people, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Investigators from the Eastern District of New York had been looking into the handling of data on nursing home deaths by Mr. Cuomo’s office. More recently, their focus expanded, according to the people, to include questions surrounding a priority testing program that benefited Mr. Cuomo’s close family members, including his brother, Chris Cuomo, in the early weeks of the pandemic.
Buried lede: Feds have concluded that Chris Cuomo is "special.".Federal prosecutors have been looking into whether Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration granted special access to rapid coronavirus test results for the governor's family and other influential people, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Power Up: Sanders aims to block Israel arms sale in first major break with Biden Jacqueline Alemany On the Hill EXCLUSIVE :
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is preparing to introduce a resolution on Thursday disapproving of the U.S. sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to a draft obtained by The Washington Post. The resolution aims to halt the planned sale to Israel by the Biden administration of JDAMs, or Joint Direct Attack Munitions, and Small Diameter Bombs, as the worst hostilities in years continue between Israel and Hamas. The resolution needs only a simple majority to pass the Senate; but if it were to be vetoed by President Joe Biden, it would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers to take effect.
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